"{It shall be} a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood." — Leviticus 3:17

Leviticus 3:17 · KJV

“{It shall be} a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.”

— Leviticus 3:17

Verse 16

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat {is} the LORD'S.

Leviticus 3 — Context

And the two kidneys, and the fat that {is} upon them, which {is} by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat {is} the LORD'S.

{It shall be} a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

Cross References

Genesis 9:4

But flesh with the life thereof, {which is} the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Matthew 26:28

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Deuteronomy 15:23

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

Deuteronomy 12:23

Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood {is} the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. {be...: Heb. be strong}

Leviticus 7:23

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

Deuteronomy 12:16

Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

Leviticus 3:16

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat {is} the LORD'S.

Leviticus 17:7

And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.